HOT REQ Interactive Developer/UI DEVELOPER #Arlington, VA# Long Term Contract

Interactive Developer/UI DEVELOPER

Arlington, VA

 Long Term Contract

 

In person interview is required

 

US Citizen, GC holder or EAD - need clean backgrounds

 

Job Summary:

We are looking for a self-motivated candidate who can quickly turn visual design and wireframes into functional pages and contribute to idea generation and development. Turn-around time is usually short and fast paced. You will work very closely with others in the user experience team, especially designers and information architects; coming up with new ideas and ways to implement their designs

 

Qualified applicants must be detail-oriented, result-driven individuals who work well within team environments and have good interpersonal skills, as well as good client interaction skills.

 

Responsibilities:

 

·         Participate in design/user testing sessions.

·         Utilize low-fidelity, medium-fidelity, and high-fidelity prototypes across the different stages of the design.

·         Create engaging scenarios and develop frameworks describing key aspects of a proposed experience, and how it reconciles business and user needs.

·         Create visually compelling representations of the solution's high-level interaction, navigation, and organization design (i.e., concept models).

·         Develop visual representations of the organizational structure, hierarchy, and relationships of screens in a site (i.e., site maps) as well as the interactions between the user and the functional modules in the solution (with guidance and oversight).

·         Develop screen details (i.e., wireframes) depicting all elements on a unique screen type, including the content, functional, and navigation specifications (with guidance and oversight).

·         Communicate effectively with creative user experience team and technical development team.

·         Ensure we meet all 508 accessibility requirements.

·         Develop front-end/presentation layer code, including XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

·         Assist lead designer with various design activities; such as web page designs, creation of banner images, buttons, etc.

·         Translate visual designs into completed HTML pages while strictly adhering to design specifications.

·         Integrate presentation layer code with CMS and portal technologies.

·         Implement front-end structure and standards as defined by Creative Lead.

·         Work closely with back-end developers to ensure the integrity of the UI throughout the development life-cycle.

·         Ensure cross-browser compatibility and resolve bugs where required.

·         Identify tools, templates, and techniques that evolve existing approaches for the larger Creative Design community at Sapient.

·         Based on functional specifications, optimize development for User Experience.

 

Requirements and Experience Guidelines:

 

·         Experience working with responsive web designs and mobile web sites is highly desirable

·         Knowledge of hand-coded HTML, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, and DOM.

·         Experience in Javascript/UI libraries (Angular, JQuery, etc.) and their use in implementing AJAX solutions

·         Ability to learn new UI technologies quickly

·         Candidates must be versed in user-centered design methods and techniques.

·         Excellent analytical and process-oriented skills.

·         Excellent verbal and written skills.

·         Experience in working on multiple tracks simultaneously.

·         Ability to work collaboratively on multi-disciplinary teams.

·         Prior experience in a consulting firm or agency preferred.

·         Has done cross-browser development and testing

·         Experience with Wireframes and Proof-of-concept mockups

·         Experience in developing standards-based, CSS-driven, table-less layouts.

·         Knowledge of Section 508 standards and compliance

·         Understanding of SEO and accessibility issues as they relate to the front-end.

·         Graphics manipulation/optimization skills using Photoshop, Illustrator. etc.

·         Graphics development, creating visual design comps skills using Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. a plus

·         Experience working with portal technologies and/or backend frameworks (Java, .NET) a plus

·         Bachelor's Degree required from college or University

 

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